Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Mecranium crassinerve (Urb.) Skean

All Determinations:

Mecranium crassinerve (Urb.) Skean det. J. D. Skean Jr., 1988
Note: "Ekmaniocharis crassinervis Urban"; "Examined for a monograph of Mecranium (Melastomataceae)."

Location:

Haiti. Sud. Massif de la Hotte. Along trail from Les Platons to Sou Bwa ca. 0.5 km S of Sou Bwa and ca. 30 m S of house of Auprano Despagne. Alt. 905 m. (2969 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. D. Skean Jr. 1665 with P. Ronique Despagne, 06 Jul 1985

Description:

Flowers with strongly reflexed, red-purple petals and red-purple stamens with cream anthers. Style strongly curved. Immature fruits tinged with red-purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Fields having dog-toothed limestone areas. With Phyllanthus, Lobelia, Besleria, Smilax, and Vernonia.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01097776
GUID: 59e30948-1d6f-4157-a19e-d8657be5c025

Distribution:

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